the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third straight day. Koenig, riding for the German team NetApp-Endura
into Santa Rosa's downtown. ''It's not very often that we get to race in front of a home crowd,'' said Tejay van Garderen of the BMC Racing Team. ''So I'm really going to relish that. If we can go into the hometown of the BMC Racing
stage on July 14 is the longest at 150 miles, ending with the 13-mile ascent of Mont Ventoux. American rider Tejay van Garderen , who won the race's white jersey for best under-25 competitor in this year's Tour with his fifth-place finish
are not faced with the same choice we had." That's good for rising young American riders like Tyler Farrar, Tejay van Garderen and Joseph Rosskopf. They are part of a sport that continues to grow in the U.S. despite the avalanche of doping
Garmin-Sharp rider from Lemont, Ill., won the seven-stage race a year after finishing second to Levi Leipheimer. Tejay van Garderen of BMC and Bozeman, Mont., was second overall - 21 seconds back - after finishing third in the time trial
Updated Aug 21, 2012 7:37 PM ET MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (AP) Tejay van Garderen of Tacoma, Wash., moved to the front in the final 500 uphill yards and claimed the second stage and the race lead Tuesday at
them the rest of the Olympics. It all began on the sun-splashed roads of The Mall on Saturday. Timmy Duggan and Tejay van Garderen spent most of the day helping to dictate the pace of the men's road race, flashing the red, white and blue of
Mark Cavendish. U.S. champion Timmy Duggan was part of an early break that dictated the tempo of the race, and Tejay van Garderen joined him before the run-in to the finish. ''It's epic to see a team so well bonded when everybody knows
the Tour de France, the youngest riders injected the 99th edition of the Tour with plenty of excitement. American Tejay van Garderen , 23, and Peter Sagan of Slovakia, 22, dominated the competition for the white and green jerseys. The 22-year-old
next thing you know he was coming off the back and I was like `Oh man, this wasn't the plan.''' American Tejay van Garderen on team leader Cadel Evans. Friday's stage: The race stays in the Alps with a 140-mile ride from Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne